Job requirements
Essential
9 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Other
Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
- Research
Ability to convert research evidence into clinical practice
- Experience
Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan
- Experience
Understanding of all aspects of Stroke Medicine
- Experience
Ability to maintain clinical credibility and authority with a multi-professional team including senior trainees
- Qualifications
Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for specialist registration within six months of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application
- Qualifications
Membership of Royal College of Physicians or show evidence of equivalent qualification
- Management & Administrative experience
Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Other
Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
- Research
Publications in peer-reviewed journals
- Teaching
Demonstrable ability as a teacher with evidence of training for the role
- Experience
Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme
- Experience
Stroke Fellowship
- Qualifications
An appropriate higher degree
- Management & Administrative experience
The potential to develop management and leadership skills
Job overview
If successful, you will join an enthusiastic and experienced stroke multidisciplinary team as a Consultant in Stroke Medicine.
Our service admits around 800 confirmed stroke patients each year. An out-of-hours thrombolysis service is provided in partnership with Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH).
A high-risk TIA service operates 5 days a week with same-day carotid Doppler and MRI imaging, enabling carotid endarterectomy within 48 hours when required. Weekend cover is provided by NUH.
At Kings Mill Hospital, Ward 54 provides hyper-acute, acute and stroke care. Six monitored beds form the hyper-acute bay, supported by NIHSS-certified senior stroke nurses available 24/7 to admit patients directly from A&E and assess thrombolysis candidates. A further 14 beds support acute stroke management and rehabilitation, including a therapy area.
Inpatient rehabilitation is provided at Chatsworth Stroke Rehabilitation Unit on the Mansfield Community Hospital site, one mile from Kings Mill Hospital. Physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, and clinical psychology services are available 5 days a week. An activity coordinator provides social activities, including lunch and film clubs.
The Integrated Community Stroke Service (ICSS) delivers intensive community rehabilitation. Supported by therapy, nursing and rehabilitation staff, the service receives around 40% of patients discharged from the stroke unit.
Main duties of the job
Depending on the skills of the successful candidate an opportunity exists to take part in the acute medical on-call.
We are also able to offer an attractive recruitment package to include:
- Named Mentor for the first year of employment to facilitate settling in to the new working environment
- Additional allocation of SPA time within the job plan for the first 2 years in order to allow time for service development (typically 7.5:2.5 split between DCC and SPA time)
- Access to additional study leave funding for the first 2 years of employment
Full and Specialist Registration and a license to practice with the GMC is essential. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from date of interview or eligibility for specialist registration (CESR). The ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team is also essential.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To see the full detailed description and main responsibilities of the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Consultant Stroke Physician with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Stroke Medicine role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Oct 2026.
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